Bright ring in bulge

Central bulge consists of bright ring with bright object inside.

Posted January 13, 2014 2:44 AM

by KWillett scientist, admin, translator

Yes - the nucleus is extremely bright in this galaxy. It's also known as NGC 1094, and is a nearby and fairly well-known spiral. There's no radio or X-ray emission from the center, though, so it looks like the bright emission is genuinely all from stars.

Posted January 13, 2014 2:49 AM

by ronlaren

Did you mean NGC 1097? Awesome!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_1097

Posted January 13, 2014 5:15 AM